Over 2 million low- and moderate-income households lived in multifamily or public housing properties that receive assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as of 2018.1) HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) is responsible for ensuring that these properties are decent, safe, sanitary, and in good repair.2) HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) is responsible for conducting physical inspections of multifamily and public housing properties and assigning them an inspection score from 0 to 100. However, despite longstanding processes to inspect properties and act against owners who do not address physical deficiencies, HUD continues to find some properties that are in poor physical condition and have life-threatening health and safety issues.